Curriculum Vitae Shawn P. Ray, P.E.

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1 Mr. Ray is a mechanical engineer and forensic specialist with more than 25 years in the industry. Because he is a respected expert, he has been called upon to testify in both state and federal courts, specializing in mechanical, materials and systems failure analysis, commercial vehicles, accident reconstruction, and product failure analysis. Complimenting the engineering with multiple mechanical, technical, and safety certifications, Shawn is a researcher and testing specialist with a broad forensics knowledge base. He is frequently asked to share his findings with prestigious science, technology, and industry forums worldwide. Licensure and Certification Registered Professional Engineer, State of Florida, No Registered Professional Engineer, State of Oregon, No PE Registered Professional Engineer, State of Texas, No Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, No Registered Professional Engineer, State of Washington, No National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), No ACTAR Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, No. 588 Board Certified Diplomate in Forensic Engineering by NAFE, No.970 ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician & Undercar Specialist, No. Q8HR6SD7RAY ASE Certified Master Medium/Heavy Truck Technician No. 0Q8HR6SD7RAY ASE Certified Master Transit Bus Technician No. Q8HR6SD7RAY Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI, No Certified Fire Investigation Instructor, NAFI, No V Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, NAFI, No V Engineering Management Certification Professional, EMCI, No Certified Crash Data Retrieval System Technician and Data Analyst Formal Education M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1996 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1990 Associates, Math & Natural Sciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, 1987 Areas of Expertise Engineering Analysis Complex Multi-Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Equipment and Machinery Fire & Explosions Full Scale Vehicle Testing and Demonstrations High- and Low-Speed Vehicle Accidents Marine Accident Analysis & Reconstruction Mechanical Component and System Analysis Mechanical Evaluation / Failure Analysis 6/21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

2 On/Off Road Heavy Equipment Failure Analysis & Reconstruction Operator/Human Factors Analysis Safety Systems & Restraints Analysis Scene Mapping & Evidence preservation Tire Failures / Tread Separation Evaluations, Wheel-off investigations Vehicle Components Inspections, Evaluations, and Review Vehicle Design Analysis/Component Testing Vehicle, Machinery & Equipment Technology validation including Engines and Transmissions Mechanical Systems, Machinery, Building Equipment analysis Boat Vessel & Marine Fires, Collision Reconstruction, Component Failure Analysis Professional Development Chairman of Powertrain Committee - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2018 Organizer/Moderator - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2018 Powertrain Committee Vice Chairman - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2017 Organizer/Moderator - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2017 Forensic Engineering and Analytical Techniques, National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) Summer Meeting, 2017 Symposium on Traffic Safety, Institute of Police Technology and Management, Orlando, FL, 2017 CDR Technician Class, CDR User s Summit, Crash Data Group, Houston, TX, 2017 Organizer/Session leader - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2016 Asbestos Awareness Training, Safety Unlimited, Inc., 2016 World Reconstruction Exposition, WREX, Orlando, FL, 2016 TRB 95 th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Bureau, Washington D.C., 2016 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, th Annual CDR User s Summit, ARC Network/Collision Publishing, Houston, TX, 2015 CDR Technician Level II Class, CDR User s Summit, Crash Data Group, Houston, TX, 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Bureau, Washington D.C., 2015 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2014 CAARS 2014 Fall Conference Reconstruction Methods, CAARS, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2014 Collision Safety Institute, Rusty Haight s Crash Analysis of Ped-Bike v Vehicle Impacts, FARO, Hillsboro, OR, D Laser Scanning for Forensics Scene Mapping, PPI Group & FARO, Portland, OR, 2014 President s Dinner, ASME Board of Operations & Board of Governors Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 2014 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2014 Review of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, ASME, Portland, OR, ASME District D Leadership Assembly, ASME, Portland OR, 2013 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

3 FARO Seminar and Truck/Equipment Acceleration & Deceleration Testing Salem, OR, 2013 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, Major Career Pitfalls for Technical Professionals, ASME, Portland, OR, 2013 Influencing and Leading your Industry, ASME Portland, OR, 2013 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Leadership Training Conf., St. Louis, MO, 2013 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2012 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, nd International Conference on Fires in Vehicles FIVE 2012, Chicago, IL, 2012 Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, U. of N. Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 2012 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Leadership Training Conf., New Orleans, LA, 2012 National Subrogation Professionals Conference (NASP), Orlando, FL, 2011 GPS New Technology in Accident Reconstruction, NASP Webinar, 2011 Strengthening Relationships between Public and Private Sector Fire Investigators and Addressing Ethical Considerations, IAAI, Portland, OR, 2011 Oregon Professional Engineers Conference, Portland, OR, 2011 Piping Systems Assessment & Optimization, Portland OR, 2011 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2011 The National Crash Analysis Conference, NCAC, Ashburn, VA, 2010 Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Fire Investigation, SAE International, Phoenix, AZ, st Annual Crash Investigation Skill Building Conference, Forensic Accident Reconstructionist of Oregon, Hillsboro OR, 2010 Investigation of Gas and Electric Appliance Fires, Fire Findings Laboratories, Benton Harbor, MI, 2009 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2009 SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium, San Diego, CA, 2009 IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering, PSES, Austin, TX, 2008 Heavy Vehicle Systems and Reconstruction Conference, WATAI Fall Conf., Seattle WA, 2008 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2008 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2008 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2007 How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation ASM International, Albany, OR, 2007 WATAI Fall Conference, Vehicle Testing, Everett, WA, 2007 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2007 Wind Power and Turbine Technology, ASME, Portland, OR, 2007 SAE Brazil International Congress and Exposition of Automotive Technology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2006 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2006 TAARS F3T Combined Conference, Houston TX, 2006 Practical Fracture Analysis, ASM, Materials Park, OH, 2006 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

4 The Tire as a Vehicle Component, SAE, 2006 SAE XIV International Congress and Exposition of Automotive Technology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2005 WATAI Fall Conference, Crash Test, 2005 Vehicle Fire, Arson & Explosion Investigation Science & Technology Seminar, NAFI, E. Kentucky Univ., 2005 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Seminar, 2002 OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), 2002 National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), 2001 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Annual Conference, 2001 I-Car Restraints Program, 2001 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Seminar, 2001 SAE Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress & Exposition, 2001 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Seminar, 2001 World Reconstruction Exposition Conference, 2000 Accident Investigation I & II, AAIAA, 2000 Acceleration and VC2000PC Training, 2000 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Seminar, 1999 Crash '98" - Conference on Reconstruction and Safety on the Highways, TEEX, 1998 U-Race, Introductory Driver Training Race School, 1998 Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists Conference, 1998 SAE98 - Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress & Exposition, 1998 Introduction to Claims Exam, Insurance Institute of America, 1997 Introduction to Claims, Austin Community College, 1997 Crash '97 - Staged Vehicle Collision Testing, TEEX, 1997 Technical Writing, American Management Association, 1996 Commercial Vehicle Inspection/Accident Investigation, TEEX, Texas A & M University, 1994 Accident Reconstruction & Investigation, Institute of Police Technology and Management, 1992 Traffic Accident Investigation, Northwestern University, 1991 Measurements at the Scene, Northwestern University, 1991 OTHER RESEARCH AND TESTING Full Scale, Heavy Vehicle Tire-Roadway Drag Factor Testing with a purpose build mobile friction measurement test trailer Full Scale Residential Building Fire Demonstrations, Testing & Measurement Compartmentalized Fire & Explosion Testing with Induced Product Failures Advanced Light Bulb Filament Testing and Research Component and material burn testing, ignition and burn rate demonstrations Design and construction of an Acceleration Test Apparatus for realistic replication of deceleration crash pulses involving small components and evaluation of the effective g loading 6/21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

5 Critical Speed Yaw and Vehicle Dynamic Response & Handling Research Pressure Switch Fatigue Failure Research & Testing In-depth Research of Critical Speed Yaw Formula Vehicle Yaw & Dynamic Evaluation Studies Vehicle Lateral Drag Factor Tests Ride Height Brake Dive Testing Staged Pedestrian and Bicyclist Night Time Visibility Studies Research of Tire & Suspension Effects on Deceleration Curb Override Deceleration Testing Bumper Strength Evaluation and Bumper Deformation Threshold Testing Car-To-Car and Car-To-Barrier Crash Testing at Low-and Moderate-Speed High-Speed Car-To-Car Crash Testing with Airbag Deployment Passenger Car Headlight Projection Distribution Mapping Study of Side Panel Damage During Low Speed Vehicle Engagement Automotive "Coast Down" Deceleration Testing Passenger Vehicle Acceleration Testing Pedestrian Walking and Running Speeds Locomotive Headlight Projection Distance and Evaluation Railroad Boxcar and Flatcar Stationary Visibility Study Train Braking Deceleration, Full Braking and Emergency Application Exhaust Heat Generation and Transmission into Passenger Van Motorcycle Stability and Sliding / Skid Tests Motorcycle Rear-Wheel Only Braking Comparison Motorcycle Versus Car Braking Comparison U-Haul Cargo Truck Acceleration/Deceleration/Cornering G-Analysis Yaw Analysis at Varying Speeds, Acceleration and Deceleration Rigid Mount Bumper Deformation Relating to Impact Severity Night Time Visibility Involving Passenger Vehicles, Commercial Trucks, Flatbed Trailers, Pedestrians and Bicyclists Truck-Tractor Acceleration Sound Study of Locomotive Horn Inside and Outside Passenger Vehicle Crash Test Simulations - Head-On at 10 mph and Sideswipe Scenarios Vehicle Handling, Stability and Tracking of Large Commercial Trucks and Trailers Vehicle Handling, Stability and Maneuverability - Threshold Limit Conditions Skid Tests of Passenger Vehicles, Motorcycles and Commercial Vehicles Professional Affiliations American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 6/21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

6 ASM International, The Materials Information Society (ASM) Forensic Accident Reconstructionist of Oregon (FARO) International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) Porsche Club of America (PCA) Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Sport Car Club of America (SCCA) Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (TAARS) Professional Experience Principal, Chief Mechanical Engineer, CASE Forensics, Portland, OR, 2005 to 2016 Principal Engineer, S.P. Ray & Associates, formerly Precision Forensics, L.L.C., Austin, TX, 1999 to 2005 Senior Consultant, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., Austin, TX, 2001 to 2002 Senior Forensic Analyst, Engineering and Fire Investigations, Houston, TX, 1997 to 1999 Billy Cox & Associates (merged with EFI) V.C.R. (merged with Billy Cox & Associates), 1996 to 1997 Project Engineer, Automotive Research Corporation, Inc., College Station, TX, 1995 to 1996 Accident Analyst, Evans & Associates, Inc., Las Cruces, NM, 1993 to 1995 Accident Investigator/Mechanical Engineer, Accident Reconstruction Lab, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1990 to 1993 CO-OP, Engineering Internship, Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, TX, 1988 to 1989 Honors and Awards ASME Oregon Section Chair, ASME Oregon Section Vice-Chair, Sally Blum Award - Excellence in Engineering Design George Bray Scholarship Award Delta Sigma Phi, Outstanding Active Award President, Delta Sigma Phi (FHSU) Vice President, Alpha Phi Omega Service Teaching and Curriculum Development Ray, S. (2016) Challenges in Powertrain Systems Integration & an Introduction to Failure Analysis / Accident Reconstruction - SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2017 Ray, S. (2016) Accident/Incident Investigation, CSAA Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO April /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

7 Ray, S. (2016) Vehicle Theft, CSAA Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO April 2016 Ray, S. (2016) Emerging Trends in New Vehicle Technology, CSAA Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO April 2016 Ray, S. (2016) Can Machines Fail A Discussion of Machinery & Equipment Failures and Analysis, 2016 CLM Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2016 Ray, S. (2015) Seattle Crash & Burn: 4.0 hours of Field Lectures, Crash Tests, Vehicle Fire / Theft Investigation, and Technological Demonstrations. Developed and presented by CASE Forensics staff to insurance & legal professionals as well as investigation, law enforcement and fire service professionals. Held at Washington State Fire Training Academy, North Bend, WA, October 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Tips, Tools, & Techniques in Vehicle Collision Reconstruction & Failure Analysis, CA2RS, Glendora, CA, 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Tips, Tools, & Techniques in Vehicle Collision Reconstruction & Failure Analysis, CA2RS, Vacaville, CA, 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Transit Vehicle Incident Reconstruction; with special consideration for gathering, preserving and using electronic data SWTA Transit Law Seminar, Oklahoma City, OK, 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Tire Analysis; Tire Failures on Buses, 18th Annual Claims Coordinator s Conference, Snoqualmie Falls, WA, 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Deposition Bootcamp, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Denver, CO, 2015 Ray, S. (2015) Investigation of Stolen Recovered Vehicles Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Automotive Fluid and Paint Analysis, Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association, Tigard, OR 2015 Ray, S. (2014) EDR, CDR, The Truth and the Myth, Kemper Services Group, Salem, OR, 2014 Ray, S. (2014) Engineers in Forensic Consulting: The Science of What Went Wrong, ASME Board of Operations & Board of Governors Annual Meeting Auxiliary Luncheon, Portland, OR 2104 Gee, R.S., Jones, D.L., & Ray, S.P., (2013) Salt Lake City Crash & Burn: 4 hours of Field Lectures, Crash Tests, Tire Skid Analysis, Air Bag Deployment, Vehicle Fire / Arson, Theft Investigation, and Laboratory and Technological Demonstrations. Developed and presented by CASE Forensics, Magna, UT, 2013 Ray, S. & Sanchez, J. (2013) Recovery of Lost Treasure by Understanding Marine FAAR (Failure analysis & accident reconstruction) National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), San Diego, CA, December 2013 Ray, S. (2012) Low Light Site Documentation, Presentation and Validation for Commercial Vehicle Accident Reconstruction: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, Chicago, IL, 2012 Ray, S. (2012) Failure Analysis and Accident Reconstruction for Product Improvement and Enhanced Safety: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, Chicago, IL, October 2012 Ray, S. (2012) Emerging Trends in New Vehicle Technology Webinar: National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), June 2012 Ray, S. (2011) Emerging Trends in New Vehicle Technology: National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2011 Ray, S. (2011) Using New Vehicle Technology in Accident Reconstruction: Utah AI-SIU, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2011 Ray, S. (2011) Water Losses: How to determine cause and damages: Presented to IASIU-Oregon Chapter, Portland OR, October 2011 Ray, S. (2009) Accident Reconstruction: Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau (PLRB/LIRB), Western Regional Adjusters Conference, 2009 Ray, S. (2009) Accident Reconstruction: Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau (PLRB/LIRB), Central Regional Adjusters Conference, /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

8 Ray, S. (2009) Seattle Crash & Burn: 4.5 hours of Field Lectures, Crash Tests, Tire Skid Analysis, Air Bag Deployment, Vehicle Fire / Arson, Theft Investigation, and Laboratory and Technological Demonstrations. Developed and presented by CASE Forensics staff to insurance professionals. Held at Washington State Fire Training Academy, North Bend, WA, July 2009 Ray, S. (2009) Accident Reconstruction: Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau (PLRB/LIRB), Eastern Regional Adjusters Conference, 2009 Ray, S. (2009) Basic Fire Investigation: Investigators Luncheon, Hillsboro Fire Department, June 2009 Ray, S. (2009) Crash N Burn Day: 8 hours of Field Lectures, Crash Tests, Tire Skid Analysis, Air Bag Deployment, Vehicle Fire / Arson, Theft Investigation, and Laboratory and Technological Demonstrations. Developed and presented by CASE Forensics staff to legal and insurance professionals, industrial safety representatives and first responders, in conjunction with the IASIU- Oregon Chapter, held at Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR, June 2009 Ray, S. (2009) If It Breaks, Crashes or Burns? Careers in Forensic Engineering: MESA Engineering Your Future Conference, Portland State University, April 2009 Ray, S. (2009) Vehicle Data & Technology: Using electronic data for accident investigation and product/component failure analysis.: Presented to Washington Insurance Network, Vancouver, WA April, 2009 Ray, S. (2008) Vehicle Data & Technology: Using electronic data for accident investigation and product/component failure analysis.: Presented to Insurance Professionals of Washington, Vancouver, WA April, 2008 Ray, S. (2008) New Vehicle Technology: What does it mean to accident investigations and product/component failure analyses: Presented to OPA Masters Specialty Group, Portland OR, April 2008 Ray, S. (2007) How to Choose an Expert: Presented to IASIU-Oregon Chapter, Portland OR, August 2007 Ray, S. (2007) Accident Reconstruction Techniques: Presented to NW Paralegal Association, Portland OR, March 2007 Ray, S. (2007) The Art of Accident Reconstruction: Presented to Boulder County Bar Association, Caplan & Earnest, Boulder, CO, January 2007 Ray, S. (2006) Antitheft Devices on Domestic Vehicles: Presented to International Association of Special Investigation Units, Oregon Chapter Fall Symposium at Kennedy School, Portland, OR, October 2006 Ray, S. (2006) Applications and Limitations of the Critical Speed Formula: Testing the Critical Speed Yaw. Presentation and testing of the Critical Speed Yaw Formula. Presented at the TAARS F3T2Expo, Houston, TX, September 2006 Ray, S. (2006) Truck Day: 4 hours of field lectures and hands on training on the rules, regulations and workings of big rigs. Developed and presented solely by CASE Forensics staff to legal, insurance and industry representatives, Golden, CO, September 2006 Ray, S. (2006) Crash N Burn Day: 8 hours of Field Lectures, Crash Tests, Air Bag Deployment, Vehicle Fire, Vehicle Break-In and Theft Investigations, and Laboratory and Technological Demonstrations. Developed and presented solely by CASE Forensics Corporation staff to legal and insurance professionals, industrial safety representatives and first responders, held at Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR, June 2006 Ray, S. (2006) Quantifying The Change In Ride Height Due To Braking: Brake Dive Test Data, SAE International Paper No Published and presented at the 2006 SAE World Congress, April 2006 Ray, S. (2005) Proper Use & Qualifications of Your Expert, presented to the Oregon Casualty Adjusters Association, October 2005 Ray, S. (2001) Light Bulb Filament Analysis - Understanding The Effect Of Inertial Impact Force, SAE International Paper No Published and presented at the 2001 SAE International Congress, March /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746

9 Ray, S. (2000) Ford / Firestone - Tread Separation and Rollover Event, presented to the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas, September 2000 Publications Ray, S. P., Testing of The Critical Speed Yaw Formula, Presentation and Publication TAARS F3T2 Expo, Houston, TX, September, Ray, S. P., Newbery, T. M., Koziol, J. A., Quantifying The Change In Ride Height Due To Braking: Brake Dive Test Data, SAE International Paper No Accident Reconstruction, SP-1999, 2006, Society of Automotive Engineers. Published and presented at the 2006 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April Ray, S. P., Fabris-Jewell, M., Treat, B., Light Bulb Filament Analysis - Understanding The Effect Of Inertial Impact Force, SAE International Paper No , Society of Automotive Engineers. Published and presented at the 2001 SAE International Congress, March Ray, S. P., When SUVs Collide with Passenger Cars - The Incompatibility Question, Cause & Effect Vol. 1, Issue II, April Ray, S. P., New Technology - You May Have a Black Box in Your Car, Cause & Effect Vol. 1, Issue 1, January Ray, S. P., When Should You Use an Accident Reconstructionist? Accident Alert Vol. V, Issue VI, Summer Ray, S. P., Are Airbags Really Dangerous? Accident Alert Vol. V, Issue VI, Summer /21/2018 Page Primera Boulevard, Suite 128, Lake Mary, FL 32746